How far away is this glimpse into the future?
Regular visitors to Skipedia will know what we love considering what our future is going to look like. Whether it’s considering ideas like virtual skiing, the advantages of a ‘world made of glass‘ or flexible computer and phone screens, they are sure to be with us at some point, it’s just a question of when....
New Facebook Insights: Why there are more ‘People Talking About’ you than Lady Gaga…
Should you worry about the ‘People Talking About This’ metric? As a page owner, should you worry about the ‘People Talking About This’ metric recorded in your Facebook Insights and publicly on your Facebook page? Our answer is yes and no. But the good news is that you shouldn’t worry because there are probably more...
Where are the ski companies of 1984 today?
Possibly our favourite Christmas present at Skipedia was an original 1984 copy of ‘The Sunday Times Guide to Ski and Apres-Ski’ (in association with Harpers & Queen, don’t you know…). Skiing was in a massive growth phase in 1984Written by Alastair Scott, who had been appointed skiing editor of The Sunday Times by Andrew Neil...
After ‘Andrea’ – the storm that hit France
Les Trois Vallees recently posted these superb pictures on their Facebook page, which were just too good not to share. You can really imagine how cold and violently windy it was out there in the middle of the storm now known as ‘Andrea’ – just another part of what is becoming an epic snow season...
Snowbasin resort tackles social media ski patrol complaint head on
‘What if customers complain using social media?’ Our answer at Skipedia is simple – that’s great. Obviously no one wants an unhappy customer, but the great advantage of social media is that you can find out quickly if your customers are being negative about your brand online. Sunshine Village’s social media fail Then it’s...
New DC Area 43 snowpark for Meribel-Mottaret
DC have done some fine work with their rebranding of the Meribel Mottaret snowpark. More than 650 feet of rails, plus a skateboard mini half pipe, have been added to the park this season. There are four areas for different riders levels, served by a chair lift and a cable car. DC Area 43 will...